Women Reconnecting and Engaging with Nature (WREN Program) will hold a planning meeting at 3:30 p.m. on January 19th, 2025, to discuss the group's activities and events for 2025. This meeting is an opportunity for participants and new members to contribute ideas and shape next year's calendar.

Join us as Pennsylvania Master Naturalists, Deb Steransky and Roberta Coulter lead a First Day Hike on the 3.9-mile Chilisaugi Trail around Lake Chillisquaqque at 10 a.m. on January 1st, 2025.  This free, family friendly hike offers the opportunity to connect with nature, get some fresh air and start the new year on the right foot.

Retired National Wild Turkey Federation's regional director Walt Bingaman will be leading two educational opportunities for children of all ages on Thursday, November 21, 2024.  Perfect for homeschool and cyber school families, these programs will celebrate and educate children of all ages on the importance of the wild turkey and introduce older children to safe and effective wild turkey hunting techniques (there will be no hunting or use of firearms during the program).

Join us on November 17th at 3 p.m. as Women Reconnecting and Engaging with Nature learn about nature-based wellness and the benefits of spending time in the natural world with Naturalist Suzann Schiemer.

On Tuesday, October 30th, at 9 a.m., Pennsylvania Game Commission's wildlife disease technician, Robyn Crouthamel, led a collaborative effort to enhance bat habitats at Montour Preserve. Joined by members of Montour Area Recreation Commission (MARC) and Vernal School, the team installed two new bat boxes designed to provide safe roosting sites for local bat populations.

The weekend of October4th-6th 2024, the Women Reconnecting and Engaging with Nature (WREN) program took a group of adventurous women into the heart of Pennsylvania's World’s End State Park. Nestled in the endless mountains, World’s End offered a picturesque backdrop for a weekend of camping, hiking, exploring, and family fun.

At 2 p.m. Saturday November 16, 2024, Robyn Crouthamel a wildlife disease technician with the Pennsylvania Game Commission will be presenting a family friendly, educational program in the auditorium of Montour Preserve's Environmental Education Center discussing local bat species and the conservation efforts protecting them.

PA Master Naturalist Deb Steransky be leading a fall nature journalling hike at 2 p.m. on October 20, 2024.  This family friendly program will include a guided hike through the colorful autumnal forests of Montour Preserve and introduce those who attend to basic nature journaling concepts.

​Eleven-year-old Richard Miller, of Williamsport, didn’t know what to expect as he gripped his paddle for kayak lessons from the Riverside Adventure Company during the Environmental Education, Arts and Music Festival on Sept. 14, 2024, at the Montour Preserve.

“Afterward, he couldn’t stop talking about the new moves that he learned and how excited he was about the wildlife he got to see while kayaking, like turtles at the water’s edge,” said his mother, Agatha Aleniak. “We really don't have that many opportunities to kayak, so it was great to see that you can rent them out and Richie is excited to come back and explore more via kayak.”

They were among hundreds of people who attended the event from as far away as Ohio, Wilkes-Barre, Carlisle and York, drawn in by nearly 20 interactive educational booths, guided hikes, local wildlife artists, live musicians and programming all day at the preserve’s fossil pit by Central PA Rock and Mineral Club President Andrew Rockhound, and his wife, Cori Rockhound.